[openbox] [RELEASE] Openbox 3.4.3 and ObConf 2.0.2 ... however ...

Dana Jansens danakj at orodu.net
Tue Jul 24 16:27:42 EDT 2007


On 7/24/07, Folderol <folderol at ukfsn.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:32:37 +0100
> Folderol <folderol at ukfsn.org> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:37:51 -0400
> > "Dana Jansens" <danakj at orodu.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Introducing the one and only fantabulous Openbox 3.4.3!
> >
> > Just to confirm this compiles and installs without problems on debian
> > etch (64bit)
> >
> > My existing configuration seems to be untouched.
> >
> > Very nice work guys :)
>
> I find the action of dragging a window across desktops a bit strange.
> It is easy to not realise you have actually shifted to a new one as the
> window you are dragging stays in the same relative position.
>
> All the ones I've seen before (including the old version for openbox)
> give the illusion of sliding from one desktop to the next so if you
> drag to the right (say) when the switch is made you are coming in from
> the left. This is the action I would prefer. I wonder what others think.

That makes it impossible to move over more than one desktop without a
huge amount of mouse moving.  Having something display when you switch
desktops might alleviate this confusion.



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